The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-17
FLORIDA.


Lakeland has formed an agricultural
society.
Orange trees are putting on a vigorous
growth around Leesburg.
The health of Columbia county has been
excellent thus far this year.
1t is reported that Lakeland will soon have
patent medicine mandatory.
The crops in the vicinity of Williston are
fine, and the farmers are cheerful.
Rev. Mr.. Grower, of Columbia county, is
the proud possessor of sixteen children.
In Columbia county tobacco is going into
the barn at lively rate just about now.
A negro has been appointed mail agent
on the Florida Southern between Palatka
and Barlow.
F. B. Noodle, of Lake City, is erecting
another large tobacco barn on the lot re-
Gently purchased from DR.. Luther.
The new steamer being built at Pinellas
to run between that place and Tampa is
well advanced towards completion.
The Polk county Board of Health has
joined the State Quarantine Association.
and will in future cooperate with it.
One hundred and eighty Eight thousand
five hundred dollars has been invested in
brick blccks in Orlando since July /, 1886.
Judging by the number of fruit jars sold
by the Lake City merchants an immense
quantity of fruit will be preserved this
year.
The Lake Cisy Reporter comes out this
week full of interesting news. 1t is good
paper as is also its neighbor the Tobacco
Plant.
A two-acre strawberry patch at Plant
City Melted the owners $40. This was on
new raw land, and can be called an excel
lent yield.
In Columbia county the weather of the
past week has been unusually warm, but
dryer and much more TO the liking of those
having tobacco ready for cutting.
II. A. Adams brought pumpkin into Or
lando on Thursday which weighed eighty
three pounds 1t was grown on Mr. Adams,
place about two miles from the city.
1t is ordered that an election be held by
the qualified voters of Sumterville, on Sat
urday, Aug. 20, for the purpose of electing
Mayor Marshal, three councilmen and
a clerk.
The ministers and members meeting of
the South Florida Baptist Association will
be held at ThonotoSassa church, in Hills
borough county, commencing Thursday,
July D.
Steve Joiner is charged by the coroner's
jury with killing Willis Mason ut Palatka a
day or twoago by stabbing Frank John
son, who was arrested on suspicion was dis
charged.
Less than seven months ago the first move
toward the establishment of cigar factory
was made in Lake City. Now it has two,
with every probability of another within
two months.
The conference of the Live Oak district,
in session last week, adjourned on Monday
morning last after Il pleasant and profitable
session Jasper was selected assthe next
place Of meeting
The steam yacht Nictorine, on the line be-
| tween Palatka and Crescent City, has been
on the ways at Jacksonville for repairs, and
after thorough overhauling has Como tc
| Crescent City 10 take her old place ON the
line,
AS an evidence that Columbia county is
in need OF cannery or fruit dryer it is
noted that 7. |. SiStrunk has had already
| this season 800 bushels of splendid peaches
20 go TO waste. Being about ten miles from
the city he could not afford Ia lose the time
from the farm to bring them in.
From reliable sources the Lake City Re
porter learns that the acreage planted in
provision crops is larger this year than for
a long time past, and as "A rule few debts
have been made by the farmers. Every.
thing indicates more satisfactory state OF
affairs than for the past ten years.
The election for and against new bonds
which was held in Madison county on Fri
day last, seems TO have been one-sided af.
fair in favor of new bonds, as only one vote
was cast against so far as the returns re-
ceived yesterday morning show. Very little
interest was manifested in the election, and
the vote polled was very small
Mr.. Eaton, of Lake City, has son Char
lie, about years old, who thinks he can do
anything that can be done. He smokes to
bacco and cuts up generally, the only OBJ
stacle 10 his perfect happiness being that he
has not yet put on pants. Becoming vexed
with Mr.. Edwards the other day, he picked
up large pet gopher, ran across the street
and tried TO make il bite him.